October 2013

Spooktacular!

October 26, 2013 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

By now we're betting you know the routine for Spooktacular on Clark Street in Lincoln Park. A Scarecrow Contest, trick-or-treating at local businesses, costumes, candy and celebration of the ghoulish...and local businesses. The event is headed back to Clark Street in Lincoln Park for its fifth - yep! - birthday. The LPCC and Clark Street in Lincoln Park teams are excited to celebrate local businesses and the spirit of Halloween together with local residents and friends. Check out the schedule of events and more information below!

'The Big Bad Spooktacular' presented byNothing Without a Company and written by Ike Holter
(At the corner NE corner of Clark and Belden.)

4:00 pm

SPOOKTACULAR COSTUME CONTEST for children and adults'BEST OF ScareCROW' winners announcement
Location TBD for contest

Participating retailers offer specials and in-store activities for shoppers all day long. Maps will be available at SPOOKTACULAR Headquarters.

For those of you who have visited the annual event in the past, you know what the Spooktacular is all about: street magicians, jugglers, balloon artists, Halloween inflatables and costumed characters strolling Clark Street in Lincoln Park (from Armitage to Diversey and the south side of Diversey from Orchard to Lakeview), all serving to engage pedestrians in good old-fashioned Halloween fun. If it's your first year at the Spooktacular, well, you're in for a treat!

Spooktacular attendees, bring your family, bring your friends, bring your pooch if you'd like, but be sure to come on out! Just register at "Halloween Headquarters" (Location TBD) and delight in FREE refreshments, crafts, and games before embarking on a trick-or-treating trek to participating businesses all along the street!

Location

Clark Street in Lincoln Park
Clark between Armitage and Diversey
Diversey from Clark to Orchard